diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dokploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dokploy.yml
index 6374251..dbb05ff 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dokploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dokploy.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ jobs:
           DOKPLOY_URL="${DOKPLOY_URL%/}"
           case "$DOKPLOY_URL" in
             https://*) ;;
-            *) echo "DOKPLOY_URL must use HTTPS." >&2; exit 1 ;;
+            http://78.153.139.142:3000)
+              echo "::warning::DOKPLOY_URL uses plain HTTP; the API key and source travel unencrypted until a TLS domain is configured."
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "DOKPLOY_URL must use HTTPS (or the pinned http://78.153.139.142:3000 until a domain exists)." >&2
+              exit 1
+              ;;
           esac
-          case "${DOKPLOY_URL#https://}" in
+          case "${DOKPLOY_URL#*://}" in
             */*|*\?*|*\#*|*@*)
               echo "DOKPLOY_URL must be the HTTPS origin only, without a path or credentials." >&2
               exit 1